Major League Soccer is taking a big step to align itself with the global calendar. The league will shift its schedule from February to December to a July to May calendar beginning in 2027, aligning with top global leagues like the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A. “The calendar shift is one of the most important decisions in our history,” said MLS Commissioner Don Garber. “Aligning our schedule with the world’s top leagues will strengthen our clubs’ global competitiveness, create better opportunities in the transfer market, and ensure our Audi MLS Cup Playoffs take center stage without interruption.” MLS’s club owners approved the schedule change at this week’s Board of Governors meeting, just seven months after they first agreed to explore it. The big draw of MLS’s schedule change is alignment. Today, the league exists out of step from its European peers, and with different start dates, break times and transfer windows than Europe, MLS clubs have struggled to trade players across markets. The schedule sh
